Who is to blame for Connecticut's deficits?

Two years into Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's term, is it fair for his administration to continue blaming the state's economic woes at least in part on his Republican predecessors? "Absolutely," a University of Connecticut economist said Thursday.

During his first year in office, Malloy closed a $3.67 billion budget deficit through a combination of a historic tax hike and labor concessions from state employees. But now the state's ledger is back in the red by a number that seems to be growing by the week.